Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 705

Chapter 705

The jerk was messing with me.

Refusing to let him win, I kept chewing, swallowing with dramatic flair.

Then, smirking, I raised a hand and used one finger to tip his chin up. Leaning in close, I murmured, "I've already done that with you-does it really matter?"

Xander's eyes darkened, but before he could react, I pulled back, spun around, and dodged toward the bathroom to wash my hands.

He'd ruined a perfectly good meal with that jab

Even so, it wasn't the same kind of sour feeling got when dealing with Wayne. Thinking of Wayne brought back the memory of his behavior last night, and I felt a wave of disgust creep over me. Things between us

were o

to be painfully awkward now. I couldn't keep using him for information either; the risk of him flipping the game on me was too high. If I kept pushing, I'd lose control before I could get what I needed.

And then there was Xander. Wayne wouldn't just let him off the hook-not after last night. Xander had disrupted his plans and bruised his ego. Confrontation wasn't Wayne's style, but retaliation? That was inevitable.

By the time I finished washing up, Xander had already set the table. The cream soup was poured, steaming gently beside an array of dishes. "Where are you going after this?" I asked casually, taking a sip of the soup.

you need something?" Xander

unbothered. Even when I'd been poking at him earlier in the kitchen, he hadn't

you off the hook after what you pulled last night." Xander slid a small dish closer to me.

waiting for him to make his

last night hadn't happened, he still

he meant right away. Wayne would've come for him eventually. Last night just sped up

dirty," I muttered, recalling all the schemes

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prefers pulling the strings and letting others do the work." Xander didn't

you staring at?"

said,

his phone buzzed. He glanced

Cole or Wayne?" I

a beat, before answering.

here,"

not have admitted he was Hayden yet, but I knew. And if he was going to keep risking himself, I wasn't about to let him make another mistake that could put him in danger. Xander held my gaze for a long moment before sighing.

voice came through, casual but laced with that sharp

place. Having breakfast,"

"Not bad!

but the sarcasm was as clear as day. And, just as I expected, his tone turned cold fast. "Xander, do you have any idea whose woman she is? Are you tired of living comfortably?" "And yet, you didn't object when she decided to 'keep' me, did you?" Xander